Program in Psychotherapy

The Program in Psychotherapy (PIP) is a new training initiative in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at UMMC designed to enhance and modernize psychotherapy training.

• PiP brochure
• Program in Psychotherapy Presentation

What’s new in the classroom?

• M2 & M3: Increased classroom exposure to psychotherapy, including evidence base and methods
• PGY1: Motivational interviewing and client-centered counseling
• PGY2: Brief dynamic and interpersonal psychotherapy
• Incorporation of all PGY psychotherapy seminars into a single integrated course

What’s new outside the classroom?

• Group therapy
  Expanded opportunities for training in group psychotherapy
• Media club
  Quarterly media club events to foster critical thinking and practical application of relevant concepts      
• Supervision suides
  Materials to support greater integration of classroom and applied learning

Timeline for implementation

• 2018-19 (the catch-up year)
  The M2, M3, and PGY1 classes will follow the curriculum as designed during the current academic year. The PGY2 class will receive the entirety of the curriculum on a slightly delayed schedule. The PGY3 class will receive the updated psychodynamic curriculum. The PGY4 class will receive additional group therapy training.
• 2019-2020
  Full, regular implementation of PIP